News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
THE SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Nairobi, 8 March 2018 As we mark the International Women’s Day on 8 March, another opportunity presents to reflect…
PRESS STATEMENT 01/2018 Marking International Women’s Day, the top United Nations official for Somalia today congratulated Somali women for achieving significant progress in recent years – especially in the political and…
PRESS STATEMENT 01/2018 Marking International Women’s Day, the top United Nations official for Somalia today congratulated Somali women for achieving significant progress in recent years – especially in the political and…
KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan marks International Women’s Day today, recognizing the global movement for women’s rights and the work of activists who have been central to the push for gender equality. The theme…
New York – We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. From Latin America to…
New York - We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural inequalities that have allowed oppression and discrimination to flourish are being exposed like never before. From Latin America to…
Mogadishu - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, praised the vital contribution of Somali women in promoting peace and holding families together during an event held…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY New York, 8 March 2018 Women’s Day 2018: Progress for women is progress for all We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights. The historical and structural…
On 4-7 March 2018 SRSG Natalia Gherman participated at the first meeting of Female Heads and Deputy Heads of UN Special Political and Peacekeeping Missions, organized in New York by the Departments of Peacekeeping (DPKO)…
6 March 2018 - The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Libya delivered two Mechanical ventilators with all their accessories to the Alaafia Hospital in Houn city, one was delivered in December 2017 and the other…
HERAT - A series of UN-backed events across Afghanistan to support gender equality and to empower women started this week in Herat with a radio roundtable discussion that focused on the need for women to be fully included in…